Official Thread for Albums of the Year 2004

[Elvis Presley]

keep em comin now...

 

[u2popmofo]

I'm waiting until the year is actually over, so I dont miss anything

 

[HeartlandGirl]

Still waiting for Lifeblood by the Manics, which comes out tomorrow. That is, if I can get a copy of it all the way out here in the boonies, aka my parents' house...let the searching begin!

 

[SkeeK]

Cujo! only 3 Canadian artists... what more do we have to do!!!???

Oooh yes canada is taking over my friends.

(i didn't think the new music album was all that great)

 

[cujo]

Yeah, the new album is a grower, but already having the opportunity to hear the material live swayed my opinion. Sometimes you gotta go with the albums you listen to the most.

And...

I just checked your list SkeeK. How many Canadian artists are present on there?



To me it seems there are two regions with a large camp of quality artists... The UK and Canada (which explains the split in my list). It will be interesting to see which scene has more longevity. At the moment the energy is in the UK, but the substance is across the pond. We'll see.

 

[SkeeK]

yeh.. i only have 2. but that's because i'm special.

look into The Constantines if you haven't already.. i have an mp3 of one of their songs on my website somewhere.. eez good.

 

[cujo]

Thanks for the recommendation... I've already got Shine A Light (the album) and was considering them for my list. Unfortunately I think their last release was 2003.

And yes SkeeK. You are special. If only you were deemed the respect of the second capital K by everyone.

 

[Elvis Presley]

Sorry, Im thinking it was Canadas year this year.....maybe. If it werent for curling....

 

[MrBrau1]

The Charlatans - Up At The Lake
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
The Killers - Hot Fuss
The Cure - The Cure
The Walkmen - Bows And Arrows
The Hoodoo Gurus - Mach Schau
Paul Weller - Studio 150
The Velvet Teen - Elysium
REM - Around The Sun
Aimee Mann - Live At St. Ann's Wharehouse

 

[bollox]

kay, here goes

1. modest mouse - good news for people who love bad news
2. franz ferdinand - franz ferdinand
3. pj harvey - uh huh her
4. interpol - antics
5. secret machines - now here is nowhere
6. the von bondies - pawn shoppe heart
7. madvillain - madvillainy
8. green day - american idiot
9. u2 - how to dismantle an atomic bomb
10. prodigy - always outnumbered, never outgunned

 

[U2ME3]

not in any order

u2- htdaab
the killers- hot fuss
green day- american idiot
eminem- encore
wilco- agib
beastie boys- to the five..
ray charles- genius love...
modest mouse- good news...
elliot smith- from a basement...
eric clapton- me a mr. johnson

 

[Elvis Presley]

just a couple days left, ive already started to count...

 

[mkdominatr]

1. U2 - HTDAAB
2. The Killers - Hot Fuss
3. Eric Clapton - Me and Mr. Johnson
4. John Fogerty - Deju Vu
5. REM - Around the Sun


Im sure i forgot one or 2

 

[ZeroDude]

1.Kasabian- Kasabian
2.The Killers- Hot Fuss
3.U2-HTDAAB
4.Interpol- Antics
5.Razorlight- Up All Night

 

[Zoomerang96]

argh, so much love for the killers...

anyway, i forgot to mention that 'saturday morning empires' is PROBABLY my favourite album of the year, but it's a collection of songs from various artists. does that count?

 

[Jack In The Box]

my list changed... but there is nothing to do

 

[Nate Dogg]

my list won't count, because I don't think I bought 10 CDs that were released this year...I don't care

1-U2-How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2-The Killers-Hot Fuss
3-Queen-On Fire(Live At The Bowl)...The Darkness are no Queen..
4-Beastie Boys-To The Five Burroughs
5-Collective Soul-Youth
6-Green Day-American Idiot

I don't apologize for any of my picks...my tastes tend to lead me away from indie, or emo, or any of that stuff.....

 

[gav6519]

ok.....

1. kings of leon - aha shake heartbreak
2. u2 - HTDAAB
3. franz ferdinand
4. keane - hopes and fears
5. the thrills - bottle bohemia
6. snow patrol - final straw
7. the streets - a grand dont come for free
8. rem - around the sun

cant think.......

 

[babyman]

u2
green day
the hives
franz ferdinand

 

[Elvis Presley]

my list changed... but there is nothing to do

Just post a new one before Monday, I will be tallying the votes then.

 

[Jack In The Box]

woohoo, thanks EP

here's:

01. The Arcade Fire - Funeral
02. Wilco - A Ghost Is Born
03. Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
04. Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
05. U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
06. Interpol - Antics
07. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
08. Comets On Fire - Blue Cathedral
09. Castanets - Cathedral
10. Björk - Medulla

honorable mention:
Modest Mouse - Good News For People Who Love Bad News
The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
Air - Talkie Walkie
San Pascualito Rey - Sufro, Sufro, Sufro (best mexican album)
The Beta Band - Heroes To Zeros

 

[u2popmofo]

My favs:

01. Interpol - 'Antics'
02. Franz Ferdinand - 'self-titled'
03. The Arcade Fire - 'Funeral'
04. U2 - 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb'
05. Fiery Furnaces - 'Blueberry Boat'
06. Modest Mouse - 'Good News For People Who Love Bad News'
07. Pinback - 'Summer in Abaddon'
08. The Cure - 'self-titled'
09. The Beta Band - 'Heroes to Zeroes'
10. Manic Street Preachers - 'Lifeblood'


Extremely honorable mentions to:

- M83 - 'Dead Cities, Red Seas, and Lost Ghosts' (I love this album so much, but I've been listening to it for over a year. Dont feel good about including it as a 2004 album. I have anal issues.)
- Rogue Wave - 'Out of the Shadow'
- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - 'Shake the Sheets' (havent listened to it enough, I know I'll like it a lot more later)
- Hope of the States - 'The Lost Riots' (just havent listened to it enough, great stuff though)
- Jimmy Eat World - 'Futures' (The BEST mainstream pop album I've heard in a long time. I actually really wanted this in my top 10, but couldnt move anything else out.)
- Beastie Boys - 'To the 5 Boroughs' (favorite rap album of 2004)
- DJ Tiesto - 'Just Be' (favorite trance/electronic album of 2004)

 

[HeartlandGirl]

i love music

01. Interpol - Antics
02. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
03. Manic Street Preachers - Lifeblood
04. The Killers - Hot Fuss
05. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
06. Hope of the States - The Lost Riots
07. Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
08. U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
09. Har Mar Superstar - The Handler
10. Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere

 

[Bunbury]

aw shit, in no order just top 10 all around, some bands you've heard and some you haven't

1. Nightwish - Once
2. Therion - Sirius B/Lemuria (one of the best double albums in double album history)
3. Modest Mouse - Good News for People Who Love Bad News
4. The Cure - Self Titled
5. Interpol - Antics
6. My Dying Bride - Songs of Darkness, Words of Light
7. The Killers - Hot Fuss (band with potential better not blow it!)
8. Duran Duran - Astronaut
9. Decapitated - The Negation
10. Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake

Call me anal but anything after November I'm not including... yea, yea whatever

So honorable mentions:

U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (what can I say about my boys, it wasn't the rockin' album I was expecting but the songs are still very emotional and heartfelt they never go wrong in that area)
Rammstein - Reise, Reise (fuck me! these guys have been a bit low profile since their release Mutter in 2001. The industrial edge has worn out a bit, but their experimentation into mellower tunes is amazing"Ohne Dich" is the highlight.)

So that's that!

 

[Bunbury]

Oh shit!

11. Morrissey - You are the Quarry

 

[u2popmofo]

1. Nightwish - Once

NICE!!! I've really enjoyed that album also. I wasnt sure if you woowoo-ed or poopoo-ed Nightwish, Bunbury. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle.

Which of their albums are your fav? I'd have to say mine is Century Child.

 

[Bunbury]

Yup, Century Child is my favorite also, but I think Wishmaster (the one before?) was their weakest kinda boring

 

[Zoomerang96]

answer my question, presley!

 

[u2popmofo]

I can already tell I'm going to have to give a honorable mention to the American Music Club album, 'Love Songs for Patriots'.

I've listened to about 5 of the songs so far, and loved every single one. Good stuff.

 

[Bunbury]

hot damn! how can i forget. so much good stuff I listened in 04

12. Borkganar - Epic
13. Bloodbath - Nightmare Made Flesh

I might not be done